Broker Scams His Client
1. Homeowner Who Sues His Broker for Negligence Does Not Need Expert Witness Regarding the Negligence In the case of Ryan v. Real Estate of the Pacific, the seller’s broker held an open house [...]
Huge Victory For Lender
1. Lender Induced to Make a Loan Under False Pretenses May Recover Triple the Amount Lent Even If the Borrower Is Never Criminally Convicted In the case of Bell v Feibush, the California Court of [...]
Foreclosure Abuse
Long Beach Jury Awards 30.5 Million Dollars In a Foreclosure Abuse Case Against Lender. In the case of Behm vs. Cervenka, Ms. Behm purchased a 7,400 sqft Victorian era home in Los Angeles for [...]
Real Property Disclosures
Sellers Not Liable for Failing to Disclose Deficiencies in Residence Converted Into Wine Tasting Room Where Sellers Lacked Actual Knowledge of Alleged Deficiencies. In the case of RSB Vineyard, [...]
Open House Guidelines
Pre-dispute Jury Trial Waiver In Loan Documents Is Unenforceable Per CCP 631(f). In the case of Rincon EV Realty vs. CP III Rincon Towers the 1st District Court of Appeal held that a jury trial [...]